Golf club head with audible vibration attenuation
First Claim
1. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprisinga) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall,b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one of the following:
- i) said top wallii) said bottom walliii ) said toeiv) said heel,c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face,d) said front wall having a rear side and said means being attached to said rear side and openly exposed to said recesses.
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Abstract
A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising the body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of the front wall; and the body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of the front wall and extending outwardly from the main recess toward one or more of the following:
i) the top wall
ii) the bottom wall
ii ) the toe
iv) the heel;
and structure on said front wall and located forwardly of the main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by the front face.
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33 Claims
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1. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one of the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii ) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said front wall having a rear side and said means being attached to said rear side and openly exposed to said recesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said means including a thin plate and adhesive material securing said plate to said front wall, e) and wherein said undercut recess extends outwardly from said main recess and adjacent said front wall in spaced relation to said thin plate toward at least two the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii ) said toe iv) said heel.
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16. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wail, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said means including a thin plate and adhesive material securing said plate to said front wall, e) and wherein said undercut recess extends outwardly from said main recess and adjacent said front wall in spaced relation to said thin plate toward at least three of the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii ) said toe iv) said heel.
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17. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said means including a thin plate and adhesive material securing said plate to said front wall, e) and wherein said undercut recess extends outwardly from said main recess and in spaced relation to said thin plate toward all four of the following; i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said head having rearward projection with downward thickening between said top wall and said main recess, and rearwardly of said undercut recess that extends toward said top wall, e) and wherein said rearward projection from the undercut recess has substantially greater overall rearward dimension than vertical thickness dimension.
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20. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said means including a thin plate and adhesive material securing said plate to said front wall at the rear side thereof, e) and wherein said undercut recess extends outwardly toward said top wall and toward said bottom wall, the depth of the undercut recess toward said top wall being lesser than the depth of said undercut recess toward said bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an undercut recess located directly rearwardly of said front wall and extending outwardly from said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall iii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said front wall and located forwardly of said main recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face, d) said means including a thin plate and adhesive material securing said plate to said front wall at the rear side thereof, e) and wherein said means includes a tape, with said adhesive material at opposite sides of the tape to adhere to the thin plate and to adhere to said rear side of the front wall. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole defining a bottom wall, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body also defining an auxiliary recess located proximate said front wall and extending outwardly relative to said main recess toward at least one the following: -
i) said top wall ii) said bottom wall ii) said toe iv) said heel, c) and means on said body and openly exposed to said main recess and to said auxiliary recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face in ball-addressing position of the head, and comprising
a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall, b) and said body having upper and lower projections extending rearwardly from said front wall above and below said main recess, said projections being rearwardly elongated, c) said body defining a first auxiliary recess located rearwardly of said front face and forwardly of one of said projections, d) and means on said body and openly exposed to said main recess and to said auxiliary recess for attenuating audible vibration created when a golf ball is struck by said front face.
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